The Husband Stitch by Carmen Maria Muchado

The Husband Stitch by Carmen Maria Muchado was the most-read short story on Granta in 2017.

At the outset, it seems to be a story about a woman and her ordinary life. But the story line of the normal life and marriage is quietly subverted by the thread of dark fairy tales and urban legends that runs through it, which keeps the reader off-balance throughout.